{"id":11044,"date":"2015-07-21T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=11044"},"modified":"2015-07-21T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T07:37:15","slug":"watch-cars-fords-newest-smart-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/11044\/watch-cars-fords-newest-smart-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out Cars: Ford&#8217;s Newest Smart Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The company that innovated car culture is dropping two wheels of late. The car company recently announced the latest in its eBike family: the MoDe: Flex. 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